subcontract vs employ

subcontract and employ both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subcontract	Yes	No	Yes	No
employ	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, employ is a hypernym of subcontract; that is, employ is a word with a broader meaning than subcontract:

Other hypernyms of subcontract include engage, hire.

subcontract (noun)	employ (noun)
a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract	the state of being employed or having a job

subcontract (verb)	employ (verb)
work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
arranged for contracted work to be done by others	engage or hire for work